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$50 USD / hour
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Gail W.

@gailwesterfield

5.0 (10 reviews)
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beaufort, united states
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I'm an experienced, professional, meticulous, & fun editor, writer, & coach in many genres.

I have an MA in composition & creative writing & a BA in English literature. I've written pop culture, B2B, technical & marketing blog posts, website copy, & articles, & have ghostwritten a 3-book young adult series & hundreds of business & marketing articles. I've written numerous articles for local, regional, & national publications, was an arts & entertainment columnist for 4 years, have written theater, orchestra, & restaurant reviews, was an A&E writer & features editor, & wrote, edited & designed a quarterly arts magazine for 3 years. I've edited inspirational/memoir, business, historical & academic texts (including copy editing dozens of non-fiction books by international authors in business & academic genres for Palgrave McMillan). I've coached writers & critiqued works in fiction & non-fiction genres & screenplays, & am currently doing research to write a play for a client. I'm also a professional actor & theater director & am an experienced voiceover artist.

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$166.00 USD
She got sick. But delivered great rewrites.
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10 years ago
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@JanetWriter
10 years ago
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$980.00 USD
Thank you for the good work. I'd highly recommend her for proofreading and copy writing projects.
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@mehmetenes
10 years ago
5.0
$166.00 USD
She is a wonderful writer and wonderful person.
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@b4r4y4k
10 years ago
5.0
$25.00 USD
Excellent person to work with. They finished everything on time, and exceeded my expectations! THANK YOU!
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10 years ago

Experience

Founder and Executive Editor

Epiphany Writing and Editing
Sep 2006 - Present
Recently edited inspirational and historic memoirs; write and edit municipal meeting transcriptions; ghostwrote a three-book young adult Sandy Stockings series; edited memoir, business, and academic book manuscripts and articles; wrote numerous articles for local, regional, and national publications; 4 years as Beaufort Gazette arts and entertainment columnist; theater and orchestra reviewer for Island Packet for 4 years; arts and entertainment writer and features editor at Bluffton City Sun; wrote, edited

Adjunct English Faculty

Park University
Sep 1996 - Aug 2011 (14 years, 11 months)
Also: INSTRUCTOR – Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at University of SC – Beaufort and Bluffton, SC GRADUATE ENGLISH INSTRUCTOR - Purdue University - Fort Wayne, IN ASSOCIATE ENGLISH FACULTY - Ivy Tech State College - Fort Wayne, IN SOCIOLOGY INSTRUCTOR - International Business College - Fort Wayne, IN Taught college-level composition, literature, and reading skills, sociology, and business writing for more than 100 credit hours, often using film, television, print media, and other elements of pop

Editor and Ghostwriter

Cameo Publications
Jun 2005 - Jun 2006 (1 year)
Ghostwrote, edited, and proofread books and 100+ business and general articles for trade journals and publications; created press releases, book proposals, bios/company overviews, and other marketing materials

Education

Masters in Composition & Creatve Writing

Indiana University-Purdue University at Fort Wayne, United States 1996 - 1999
(3 years)

Bachelors in English, magna cum laude

Transylvania University, United States 1982 - 1987
(5 years)

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